Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Emergency Shelter Support

Gilder Search Group; Port Charlotte (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is building a roster of Florida-certified CNAs to provide hands-on basic care and medical-station support at employee shelters during hurricane events in Southwest Florida. This on-call, activation-based role offers meaningful disaster-response experience and flexible deployments.

You will work under RN direction, perform vital signs, ADL support, assist with screening and movement, and help maintain medical supplies.

Qualifications

• Active Florida CNA certification.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Ability to pass a background screening.
• Availability to deploy on short notice and work extended 12-hour shifts in shelter/field conditions.
• Preferred: home-health, long-term-care, disaster-response, or medical-assisting experience; FEMA NIMS IS-100/200/700/800; bilingual a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic care under RN direction—vital signs, ADL support, and patient comfort.
• Assist the nursing team with screening, monitoring, and patient movement.
• Support setup, stocking, and organization of the shelter medical station.
• Track and help maintain medical-supply and PPE inventory; flag replenishment needs.
• Observe and report changes in occupant condition to the RN promptly.
• Assist with infection-prevention practices—hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning and disinfection.
• Help maintain shift logs and supply-usage documentation.
• Support the clinical team with general non-clinical tasks as directed during activations.

Skills

Active Florida CNA certification

BLS/CPR certification

Background screening

Deployment on short notice

Disaster-response experience

Bilingual (a plus)

Job description

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) — Emergency Shelter

Hurricane Employee Sheltering Support

County / Location: Lee County, FL — North Fort Myers (Southwest Florida)

Employer: Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC

Job Type: PRN / Temporary — Storm Activation

Shifts: 12-hour shifts, days/nights; up to 24/7 coverage; up to 14 days

Pay: Competitive

About the Role

Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is building a roster of Florida-certified Nursing Assistants to provide hands-on basic care and medical-station support at employee shelters during hurricane and severe-weather events in Southwest Florida. Working under RN direction, our CNAs help keep shelter occupants comfortable, monitored, and safe.

This is on-call, activation-based work ideal for CNAs who want meaningful disaster-response experience and flexible deployments.

Deployment Locations & Environment

• 4980 Bayline Drive, North Fort Myers, FL 33917
• 141 East Mariana Avenue, North Fort Myers, FL 33917
• LCEC Basecamp, Williams Road, North Fort Myers, FL 33917

Shelter occupants may include Cooperative employees, line crews, vegetation-management contractors, mutual-aid personnel, emergency-operations staff, and authorized support personnel — populations of 50 to 500+ operating continuously for 24 hours to 14 days.

What You'll Do

• Provide basic care under RN direction — vital signs, activities-of-daily-living (ADL) support, and patient comfort
• Assist the nursing team with screening, monitoring, and patient movement
• Support setup, stocking, and organization of the shelter medical station
• Track and help maintain medical-supply and PPE inventory; flag replenishment needs
• Observe and report changes in occupant condition to the RN promptly
• Assist with infection-prevention practices — hand hygiene, PPE, cleaning and disinfection
• Help maintain shift logs and supply-usage documentation
• Support the clinical team with general non-clinical tasks as directed during activations

What You'll Bring

• Active Florida CNA certification — required
• Current BLS/CPR certification — required
• Ability to pass a background screening
• Availability to deploy on short notice and work extended 12-hour shifts in shelter/field conditions
• Preferred: home-health, long-term-care, disaster-response, or medical-assisting experience; FEMA NIMS (IS-100/200/700/800); bilingual a plus

Schedule & Conditions

This is activation-based work. Deployments are triggered by storm events — from up to 72 hours before anticipated landfall, through impact, and into recovery — for periods of 24 hours to 14 consecutive days. You will work 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays, in shelter and temporary-facility settings. Meals and lodging are provided during qualifying deployments, and PPE is supplied.

Upon activation, you acknowledge the assignment within one (1) hour and confirm availability, roster placement, estimated deployment time, and emergency-contact information.

Why Join Essential HealthCare Solutions

• Meaningful work supporting Southwest Florida's storm-response and power-restoration mission
• A role on a live, awarded emergency-response contract with a respected electric cooperative
• Activation and deployment pay, with meals and lodging provided during qualifying deployments
• Flexible, on-call commitment — you deploy when storms activate

Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.